Suspenders



Dec. 1, 1936. H, SCHLLER 2,062,833

SUSPENDERS Filed D'eG. 18, 1955 INVENTOR H ymarz Schiller Patented Dec.1, 1936 UNITED` STATES SUSPENDERS Hyman Schiller, New York, N. Y.

Application December 18, 1935, Serial No. 54,983`

Claims.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in suspenders.

The invention has for an object the construction of a pair of Suspenderswhich is character- 5 ized by non-elastic shoulder straps having theirfront ends bent backwards and upwards forming inner portions to whichthere are elastic bands attached, and the provision of rollerstransversely disposed within the bent portions and associated withstrips adapted to engage buttons on the front portions of the trousers.With this construction it is possible for the non-elastic shoulderstraps to feed forwards or rearwards over the rollers due to the elasticbands, and so provide a resilient arrangement.

Still further the invention contemplates the provision of rings adaptedto be supported by the feed rollers and an arrangement whereby thestraps for engaging the buttons are attached upon said rings.

Another one of the objects of this invention is -the provision ofrollers with flanges arranged so that the flanges protect the edges ofthe shoul- -der straps during the operation of thedevice.

Still further the invention proposes a novel construction of the rollerswherein each roller is composed of superimposed shells resilientlyconnected with each other to produce a relatively resilient action ofthese parts when the shoulder 30 "straps move thereover.

Another object is the construction of a device as mentioned which issimple and durable and which may be manufactured and sold at areasonable cost.

For further comprehension of the invention, and of the objects andadvantages thereof, reference will be had to the following descriptionVand accompanying drawing,A and to the appended claims in which thevarious novel -feal40 tures of the invention are more particularly setforth.

In the accompanying drawing forming a material part of this disclosure:-

Fig. l is a perspective view of a pair of suspenders embodying thisinvention.

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary enlarged sectional view taken on the line 2-2 ofFig. 1.

Fig. 3 is'an elevational view looking in the direction of the line 3-3of Fig. -2.

Fig. 4 is a horizontal sectional view taken -on the line 4 4 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a horizontal sectional view taken on the line 5- 5 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 6 is an edge elevational view of a portion `of a pair of Suspenderswhich is constructed according to -a different embodiment of thisinvention.

Fig. '7 is a sectional of Fig. 6.

Fig. 8 is a fragmentary view similar to Fig. 7 A`5 but illustratingAanother embodiment vof 1; `Vthe invention. The pair of Suspenders,according to this V,invention, comprises a pairof non-elastic shoulder ystraps I0 associated with a back supportl II 10 adapted to be attachedupon the back `upperedge of a pairk of trousers. The front ends of `ltheshoulder straps Ill are bent at the points` II!EL rearwards and upwardsforming inner portions .IIl. 2.

Elastic bands I2 are attached upon the ends of the inner portions I0 andare connected with means I3 for adjustably attaching the upper ends ofthe bands to the shoulder straps. Rollers I4 are arrangedtransverselywithin the bent 20 portions Il)au and are associated ,withrings c I5 .which support strips I6 formed with buttonholes Il by whichthey may be engaged upon the buttons on thetop front edge of a` pair oftrousers.

`The back support II iscomposed of s everal. 25 parts, namely, stripsII?, a ring IIb, an elastic band IIC, and a second ringV I Id.Moreparticularly, the strips I I? are formed with buttonholes I8 bywhich they may be attached upon the .buttons at the rear upperedge of apair of trousers. The inner ends of the strips I I@ are. bent" over hthe ring llband aresecured in this positionl'by eyelets I9 engagingthrough the ends'of the v`adjacent portions of the strip. The ring ;I Ibris attached upon one end of the elastic band Il. 'I'he ,N375 attachmentis accomplished by a small foundation piece 20which extends through thering and has its ends engaging the opposite` sides ofthe elastic band.Stitches 2l serve to secure the foundation piece in iixed position.V.The ring I-I 1.)40 is also held in position by a small foundationpiece 20 engaging through the ring and havingrits. ends attachedon theopposite sidesv of the other end portion of the. elastic band I IC. bythe stitches 2l. rThe ends of the shoulder straps I0 are 45 secured tothe ring IId by reason of having end portions thereof bent, through therear and held in position by eyelets 22. f j f 'Ihe strips I6 have theirupper endszengaged through the ring l5 and secured Yimposition by`,50eyelets 23. .The ring I5 has a at-'side, indicated by reference` numeral|5,in Fig. 3,v and the roller I4 is rotative on this flat side. The ringI5isl formed by bending a. straightv strip of material' into the ringshape.V ll'he. endsY ofthe stripare View `taken onthe line 'l-l bentinto the roller I4 which is merely a piece of a tube.

The elastic band I2 is secured to the inner portion Ill by a smallbracket 25 which is attached upon the end of the inner portion I0 andwhich is provided with a small metallic ring 26 through which theelastic I2 is laced. 'Ihe upper end of the elastic I2 is secured byprongs lSa to the tail end I3b of a pivoted jaw IBC. This pivoted jaw ismounted on a slide I3d slidably disposed on a shoulder strap. In Fig. 2the means for adjustably attaching the elastic band on the shoulderstrap, namely, means I3 is shown in the closed position. The jaw I3c maybe pivoted so that the front end thereof which carries the grippingteeth I3e is moved free from their engagement with the shoulder strap.It is then possible to slide the portion I3d and attached parts along onthe shoulder strap and thus accomplish an adjustment. This controls theoperative length of the Suspenders.

The operation of the Suspenders is very similar to a conventional pairexcept for the fact, that when required, the elastic I2 will stretch andallow a portion of the inner portions Ill to pass over the roller I4 andmove to the iront. Thus, from the front there is absolutely no exposureof the elastic pieces I2 and there is the effect that the shoulderstraps are resilient when in reality it is merely the stretching of theelastic and the allowing of the inner portions of the shoulder strap topass to the front to produce the desired effect and appearance.

In Figs. 6 and 7 another embodiment of the invention has been disclosedwhich distinguishes from the prior form merely in the provision oi aroller I 4' substituted for the roller I4. Each roller I4 has endiianges I4b adapted vto engage the edges of the shoulder strap. Theseend anges serve to protect the edges of the shoulder strap from engagingthe sides of the stationary ring l5 during the drawing in andlengthening of the shoulder strap, and thus prevent fraying of the sideedges.

In Fig. 8 another form of the invention is disclosed in which there is aroller I4 consisting of an inner roller shell I4c and an outer rollershell I4d. A spring I4e is interposed between these shells and has itsends attached respectively to the shells so as to normally hold theshells in a neutral position. The ring l5 has its end portions I5flattened or of square cross section and engage in correspondingopenings in the ends of the inner shell IAC. Thus, the inner shell isheld against rotation. When the shoulder straps are lengthened orshortened it is really the outer shell I4d which will rotate, and itwill rotate as restrained by the resilient action of the spring Ille.The result will be that when the Suspenders are worn and in the normalcondition, the shell I4d will work itself into the neutral position.Then, when the Suspenders are lengthened from the normal condition, thespring will function to restrain or resist such lengthening motion inconjunction and supplementing the action of the elastic I2, thusavoiding an undue multiplicity of small lengthenings and shortenings ofthe shoulder straps.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred embodiments of myinvention, it is to be understood that I do not limit myself to theprecise constructions herein disclosed and the right is reserved to allchanges and modications coming within the scope ofthe invention asdefinedin the appended claims.

aoeass Having thus described my invention, what claim as new, and desireto secure by United States Letters Patent is:-

1. A pair of Suspenders, comprising a pair of non-elastic shoulderstraps, a back support attached to the rear ends of said shoulderstraps, the front ends of said shoulder straps being bent backwards andupwards forming inner portions, elastic bands attached to the ends ofsaid inner portions, means for adjustably attaching portions of saidelastic bands on said shoulder straps, rollers arranged transverselywithin the bent portions of said shoulder straps, rings engaging throughsaid rollers, and strips secured on said rings and formed withbuttonholes for engaging buttons on the front portions of trousers.

2. A pair of Suspenders, comprising a pair of non-elastic shoulderstraps, a back support attached to the rear ends of said shoulderstraps, the front ends of said shoulder straps being bent backwards andupwards forming inner portions, elastic bands attached to the ends ofsaid inner portions, means for adjustably attaching portions of saidelastic bands on said shoulder straps, rollers arranged transverselywithin the bent portions of said shoulder straps, rings engaging throughsaid rollers, and strips secured on said rings and formed withbuttonholes for engaging buttons on the front portions of trousers, saidrollers having end anges for engaging the edges of the shoulder straps.

3. A pair of Suspenders, comprising a pair of non-elastic shoulderstraps, a back support attached to the rear ends of said shoulderstraps, the front ends of said shoulder straps being bent backwards andupwards forming inner portions, elastic bands attached to the ends ofsaid inner portions, means for adjustably attaching portions of saidelastic bands on said shoulder straps, rollers arranged transverselywithin the bent portions of said shoulder straps, rings engaging throughsaid rollers, and strips secured on said rings and formed withbuttonholes for engaging buttons on the front portions of trousers, eachof said rollers comprising an inner roller shell within an outer rollershell, resilient means between these shells urging them into a neutralposition, and each of said rings being connected non-rotatively with theinner shell.

4. A pair of Suspenders, comprising a pair of I non-elastic shoulderstraps, a back support attached to the rear ends of said shoulderstraps, the front ends of said shoulder straps being bent backwards andrupwards forming inner portions, elastic bands attached to the ends ofsaid inner said rollers, and strips secured on said rings and,

515,5 portions, means for adjustably attaching portions formed withbuttonholes for engaging buttons on the front portions of trousers, eachof said rollers comprising an inner roller shell within an outer rollershell, resilient means between these shells urging them into a neutralposition, and each of said rings being connected non-rotatively` withthe inner shell, said resilient means each comprising a spring coaxialon the inner -shell and having its ends respectively attached to theinner and outer shells.

5. A pair of Suspenders, comprising a pair of non-elastic shoulderstraps, a back support attached to the rear ends of said shoulderstraps, the front ends of said shoulder straps being bent backwards andupwards forming inner portions,-

elastic bands attached to the ends of said inner portions, means foradjustably attaching portions of said elastic bands on said shoulderstraps, rollers arranged transversely within the bent portions of saidshoulder straps, rings engaging through said rollers, and strips securedon said rings and formed with buttonholes for engaging buttons on thefront portions of trousers, each of said rollers comprising an innerroller shell within an outer 10 roller shell, resilient means betweenthese shells urging them into a neutral position, and each of said ringsbeing connected non-rotatively with the inner shell, said resilientmeans each comprising a spring coaxial on the inner shell and having itsends respectively attached to the inner and outer shells, thenon-rotative connection between the inner shell and the ring consistingof squared portions upon a side of the ring engaging correspondingopenings in the inner shell.

I-IYMAN SCHILLER.

